Yamaha India big bike plans delayed but still on

For more than a couple of years, we have reported that Yamaha will be launching a number of big bikes in India from its two and three cylinder families. We even got to ride the new gen MT-09 in Japan last year, but there has still been no launch in India. We now have an explanation for the delays.

1. Yamaha to launch 700cc and 900cc big bikes in India
2. Will come in as CBU imports
3. Bikes like R7, MT07, MT09 on the cards but no Tenere 700

Yamaha India working on bringing big bikes 

All bikes sold in India must be E20 compliant by October 2025

In a recent interaction with Yamaha India’s new MD and Chairman Itaru Otani, we learned that Yamaha has not cancelled its plans to launch select big bikes in India. The company tells us that the delays have occurred because of the new E20 regulations which state that all bikes must be compliant with E20 petrol by October 2025. As these regulations are not widespread across global markets, Yamaha’s big bike line up is currently not yet E20 compliant.

However, Yamaha says that it has the technology already in place and that it is simply a matter of time before these bikes are ready for our market. We have also been told that they are currently in the homologation process, which means that the launch hopefully won’t be too far away.

While the exact list of bikes that will launch here is still not clear, they will be from the 07 and 09 families. That includes the likes of the Yamaha MT-07, R7, MT-09 and the new Yamaha R9. The Yamaha Tenere 700 India launch doesn’t seem very likely as the company has previously shared concerns regarding its seat height. 

The Yamaha R7 and MT-07 use the company's revered 689cc parallel twin engine while the MT-09 and R9 use an 890cc three cylinder engine that produces 119hp. 

Also See: Yamaha MT-09 review: Standard, SP, Y-AMT ridden

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